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“I’m going to Jersey Shore, bitch!”

15 years ago, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi exclaimed those words as MTV debuted a brand new show following the lives of seven 20-somethings picked to live together — all while having their debaucherous lives filmed for one epic summer in Seaside Heights.

What began with a show the cast wasn’t sure would even make it to air became a juggernaut for the network, sparking six seasons, and a followup — Jersey Shore Family Vacation — currently on Season 7, as well as international versions, spinoffs and imitations.

In the process, Snooki, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Jenni “JWoww” Farley, Pauly “DJ Pauly D” Delvecchio, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Samantha “Sammi Sweetheart” Giancola, Angelina Pivarnick and Deena Nicole Cortese became household names, while terms like “Guido,” “Guidette,” “Grenade,” “GTL” and “Beat the Beat” took over the pop culture lexicon.

In celebration of the show’s 15th anniversary, TooFab spoke with The Situation, Snooki and JWoww …